ARTICLE VII
The Standing Committee
Sec. 1. Establishment of Standing Committee. A Standing Committee, which shall have powers and duties and shall perform the functions required by the Constitution and Canons of The Episcopal Church and by the Constitution and Canons of this Diocese, is hereby established. The total number of members, the mode of their election, and their terms of office shall be as specified by Diocesan Canon, but the Committee shall be as specified by Diocesan Canon, but the Committee shall at all times be composed of an equal number of Priests, canonically and actually resident in and actively exercising a regular priestly ministry in the Diocese, and resident Lay communicants of the Diocese.
Sec. 2. Powers and Duties of Standing Committee. The Standing Committee, being the Advisory Council to the Bishop, may be summoned by him or her whenever he or she shall desire to have its advice; and it may advise the Bishop of its own motion, if so disposed. The Standing Committee shall have all the powers and it shall perform all the duties set forth by the General Constitution and General Canons, in this Constitution and in the Canons of the Diocese. It may make all proper rules and regulations for its own organization and for the conduct of its business not in conflict with such Constitutions and Canons.
Sec. 3. Officers of the Standing Committee. The Standing Committee shall meet during the Annual Convention, following the election of new members, and shall then elect one of the Priests of its body as its President, and one of its members, Clerical or Lay, as its Secretary. The officers so elected shall serve until the close of the next Annual Convention or until their successors are elected.
Sec. 4. Duties of Secretary. The Secretary of the Standing Committee shall keep and record the minutes of its meetings, attest its public acts, and perform such other duties as the Standing Committee may require. He or she shall prepare an annual report of its proceedings for presentation to every Annual Convention.
Amended as of 11/85
